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Barber Shop and First Aid Station of the Red Cross at Essey

American History Museum

Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, 1918, Barber Shop and First Aid Station of the Red Cross at Essey
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  • Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, 1918, Barber Shop and First Aid Station of the Red Cross at Essey
  • Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, Barber Shop and First Aid Station of the Red Cross at Essey

    Object Details

    associated person

    War Department

    artist

    Duncan, Walter Jack

    Description

    Graphite with brush and black ink wash. The sketch depicts a shell-torn building with an automobile parked inside. A line of clothes is visible through the large hole in the building. A group of men gather around a chair, where one man is being attended to by a barber. Army truck at right of building. The sketch is done on beige wove paper mounted on beige card ruled with decorative graphite lines.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

    date made

    1918-09-17

    associated date

    1917-1918

    ID Number

    AF.25691

    catalog number

    25691

    accession number

    64592

    Object Name

    sketch

    Physical Description

    ink wash (overall production method/technique)
    graphite (overall production method/technique)
    paper (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 13 in x 17 3/8 in; 33.02 cm x 44.1325 cm
    overall: 9 1/4 in x 13 3/8 in; 23.495 cm x 33.9725 cm

    depicted

    France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Essey

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    Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
    Military
    Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
    World War I Art
    Art
    Combat Art
    Art

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    depicted

    Red Cross

    related event

    World War I

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7403-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_448083

    Discover More

    Painting showing soldiers on the front line.

    Picturing the First World War

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